Biology:Nicotiana obtusifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Nicotiana obtusifolia
Nicotiana obtusifolia 3.jpg

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Species:
N. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Martens & Galeotti, 1845
Synonyms

Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal[2][3]

Nicotiana obtusifolia, or desert tobacco, is a plant native to the southwestern United States[4] (from California to Utah to Texas) and Mexico.[3]

It is a woody perennial herb growing up to about 80 centimetres (31 in) in maximum height. The leaves have blades up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long, the lower ones borne on short petioles, the upper ones smaller and clasping the stem. The funnel-shaped flower is white or green-tinged, its tubular throat up to 2.6 centimetres (1 in) long. Its native habitats include sandy areas and washes.[5]

Nicotiana obtusifolia in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q150724 entry